"Is Madara Uchiha really so terrifying that it takes all Five Great Ninja Villages working together to fight him?"
Unlike Shinhiko Kōzuki, who came from a military background, Uesugi Genshin had little interest in matters involving ninja. Yet now, things had escalated into a war engulfing the shinobi world.
Even this old fox of the court finally felt a trace of genuine worry. Although the previous Shinobi world wars had never affected him, this was the first time in his life that he had seen the Five Great Nations unite against a single enemy.
"According to our Kōzuki Family's records, only Hashirama Senju could stop Madara Uchiha, and only Madara Uchiha could stop Hashirama Senju. If Madara Uchiha has survived to this day, his strength is even more unpredictable. I choose to trust the judgment of the Five Great Nations' Kage."
As a military commander, what he dreaded most was an amateur telling experts what to do.
If the Kage believed they needed to unite, then they needed to unite. Shinhiko would not question that.
"The Daimyo should have already signed the document approving the war. Tomorrow, the Daimyo of the Five Great Nations will hold a joint prewar conference. Why would the Hokage tell you and me to leave the capital at a time like this?"
The letter sent to Shinhiko Kōzuki was a secret message from the Fifth Hokage, while the one sent to the Land of Fire's Daimyo was an official document from Shikaku.
At the end of his letter to Shinhiko, Hokage Madara had advised Shinhiko and Yuanxin to prioritize evacuating the capital. That was why Yuanxin had come to Shinhiko's residence.
The two officials had already ordered their subordinates to travel light and planned to claim illness starting the next day.
Meanwhile, their subordinates would